Ok, Paul.  I told Drew the terms of the offer and he has accepted the challenge.

He says thanks! 

Paul

LOL--I never said that tiling was hard.  Just that my 11y old hates putting the drawing back together and cutting out all of the pieces.  Must be a haunting kindergarten memory in there somewhere.

Morning MigRaptor. 

Paul

Paul, you rock!  Drew is stoked about the templates.  He really doesn't like tiling the drawings and cutting the paper.  Not sure why that is such an obstacle for him. 

Ok, from what I understand the Polaris lineup is like so:

1  Paul Kohlmann
1  Drew Kohlmann
1  Red Jensen
1  Jeff Penner
2  Steve Koll
1 Dave Mercer
1 Paul Eason

So far, that puts us at 8 kits but there is still time to add more.  We can easily get one Polaris per sheet of Bluecor.  Right now the cut file is set up for Depron sheet size, so if a builder prefers Depron that's fine but he'll need to get that material.  Drew and I would like to take Paul up on his offer for Bluecor.

Paul

Thanks again, Paul.  Red confirmed that his laser is perfectly happy to cut Bluecor.

The Twin is on my son's short list!

Paul

Looks like this combat thing is going to your head, Larry.

Got the cut files knocked out and passed on to Red.  He needs to massage them a little before his laser can run them but we should be close to cutting some parts.

I heard from Paul Eason last night and he is in for a kit, too.  To sweeten the deal, he offered up some of his personal Bluecor stash.  Bluecor is like Depron but used for construction.  Normally its quite a bit cheaper than Depron, but in this case it is free!  Thanks, Paul!

Before we start cutting we'll need to nail down what type of foam each builder wants to use.

Paul

Thanks Red.  I'm in Huntsville Alabama tis week but I got some work done on the Polaris last night.  It will take two sheets for all of the parts.

The alternative to Depron is foamboard with the paper removed for a buck a sheet. Red, don't you roll your eyes at me.

Paul

Welcome aboard, Dave!  We'll keep you out of trouble.

Oh yeah, Go Niners!!!

Paul

Steve Elliot from HobbyTown has invited the Club to participate in the Hobby Expo again this year.  It is scheduled for February 9th.

Steve has held a table for us in the same location as years past.  That provides quite a bit of room to display aircraft.  Jeff Penner will be loaning a laptop with RealFlight for folks to try.

We got a few volunteers for display planes and to man the table, but we could use more.  With a couple more guys, the shifts could be made very short.  The show goes from 0930 to 1600 but we can set up as early as 0800.

If you haven't been there, its well worth the trip to Luchessi Park in Petaluma.  Weather permitting, our guys have flown waterplanes and 3D over the pond right out front.  There's also a group that operates a model navy with ships using compressed gas guns to shoot ball bearings in duels to the death.  No live fire on the pond, but they are fun to talk with.  Lots of other hobbies represented with an emphasis on plastic models.  Robo Cage of Death, too.

Anyone going?  How about guys willing to put in a short stint at the table so that we can spread the load out?

Paul

We talked about this project a little bit at the Members Meeting this week.  Merle told us that he has built 5 of these things already for various people!  Flight reports were positive as well, especially in regard to how these planes will slow to a crawl for a gentle touchdown.

One question that came up was what does it cost to outfit one of these planes.  Based on what Drew and I did with our T38s I see it like this:

Foam      $ 2 for posterboard, Depron ?
CF tube.  $ 5 wing stiffener and hstab joiner
Power     $29 2200kV combo Grayson Hobby
Servos    $30 HS55s from Jake

So I'm looking at a $66 airplane needing nothing to fly but an Rx.  You could save $15 on servos but I'm trying to stop using cheap junk.  You could find a cheaper motor/ESC but we've been very happy with the system that we've been using. 

Red--what's Depron run?

Steve Koll jumped in at the meeting signing up for two kits.  I'll see if I can't complete the cut files next week while I'm on the road for biz.

Paul

Hi Larry,

This sounds like a blast!  Thanks for posting the video link, too.

Put me down for electric foamie.  Oddly, I purged my garage last year of wrecks and hangar queens. So for airplane selection I'm wide open.

What are you thinking of flying in foamie?

Paul

I'm thinking that I should finally get off of my can and race this year.  But I have to admit that the discontinuation of the T28 concerns me.  I wouldn't have an issue up-engining mine to the current standard if she hadn't finally succumbed last year.  But in my case I need to start from scratch.

It wouldn't be the end of the world to buy a new T28 and race it for only a year but before I do I'd like to hear more about the other Parkzone warbirds.  If that is likely to shape into a class then it would factor into my decision.

Thoughts on that?  What's the forecast for T28?

Koh

Thanks for that!  I remember a couple of foamie delta waterplanes at the Float Flies this year but I couldn't recall if they were from the same design.  Yours looks great.

I finished the tracing of the parts for the kit.  Just need to arrange them for the laser. 

Btw--I got a big bottle of CorrosionX for the dunking of our electronics.

Paul

Wow, Red--that is gorgeous!  Looks like a great response in RCG too.

Koh

Sweet!  I decided that if we hit 4 that it would be worth it to me to make the cut file.  But I didn't think that I'd hit that number in less than an hour.  This forum is even better than you guys said it was!

And check me out--I've got as many posts as Jeff already!

Anybody else?  It would be great to have a whole squadron flying this spring!  Proven kits for the cost of the foam . . . .

Paul